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Act index » Part 5 - Civil proceedings » Division 1 - Jurisdiction
101 Proceedings beyond jurisdiction
(1)If a civil proceeding is wholly or partly beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, the Court may—
(a)amend the complaint for the purpose of bringing the proceeding within jurisdiction; or
(c)order that the complaint be struck out and award costs as if the Court had jurisdiction and the complaint were dismissed.
(2)If—the Court may exercise the power conferred by subsection (1)(c).
(a)under subsection (1)(b) the Court orders that a proceeding be stayed pending the making of an application under Part 3 of the Courts (Case Transfer) Act 1991; and
(b)within a reasonable time after the making of that order the proceeding has not been transferred to another court—